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Old Dec 19, 2009 | 11:44 AM
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can someone identify this leak?

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After having my CS 05 parked for 3 days in an inside garage in the cold of Wisconsin and driving ~25 miles home, I noticed a blueish leak from the front driver side, it seems dripping from the front of the tire flap and was sort of an icy ocean blue mix .. there was also a fairly large puddle on the garage floor a little left of the front driver wheels and about 1 foot inside of the front bumper.

The liquid has a clear blue color (pic below) to it but is very watery and has no smell to it .. what could it be? I am thinking either the washer fluid or the pentosin P/S fluid or the dreaded coolant??

I checked all fluid levels and everything is the same as before and there are no warning msgs ... also, I did fill up the P/S fluid a few weeks back (and slightly over filled above the max mark!!), it does have the PASM as well.

anyone saw something like this before??
 
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Old Dec 19, 2009 | 12:34 PM
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I'd guess washer fluid, too.
 
Old Dec 19, 2009 | 02:30 PM
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I'd say washer fluid, mine does it all winter.
 
Old Dec 19, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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Most likely it is the headlamp washer jet leaking.
 
Old Dec 19, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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Mine does the same thing. Left headlight washer leaks off and on.....
 
Old Dec 20, 2009 | 12:47 PM
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thanks, good to know its just the washer fluid ... guess I can live with it without causing any damage?
 
Old Dec 20, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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No no damage....In fact the only damage will be to your pocket book buying washer fluid if it leaks a lot......and maybe a blue stain on your driveway (which washes off by the way)
 
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Mine does the same thing. Left headlight washer leaks off and on.....
I've got the same problem.
 
Old Jun 24, 2011 | 10:21 AM
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Just woke up to same problem. It's the washer jet itself, right? Not the hoses/lines to the unit?
 
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Mine is the washer itself. The lines don't seem to leak.....
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I believe the parts catalog calls it a "washer jet carrier", as the jet itself is the small insert that does the actual spraying.
 
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